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Canada cancels difenoconazole review

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The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has determined that it is unnecessary
to conduct a special review of the fungicide, difenoconazole, as the triggering
criteria have not been met. The PMRA initiated the review along with 22
others early last year based on regulatory action in OECD countries. The
difenoconazole review was based on all uses of the fungicide being prohibited
in Norway in 1998 due to environmental concerns. However, the Agency has
verified that seed treated with difenoconazole was authorised for import and
planting in 2013. No special review is therefore required. The PMRA began
conducting the 23 special reviews following legal action by environmentalist
groups in 2013 over its refusal to conduct special reviews of pesticides banned
in OECD countries or unduly delaying its responses to requests to conduct such
reviews.